North Carolina Olivia By hiddenvalley5 Nov 21, 1787 Addmited to Union Dec 17, 1907 Wright Brothers had there first flight Sep 10, 1955 Hurricane Ione struck (1955) Hurricane Ione caused $600 million in damages to crops Sep 5, 1996 Hurricane Fran hits North Carolina Feb 26, 2002 Elizabeth Dole was the first female U.S. senator for North Carolina Feb 26, 2005 North Carolina 's Education lottery was created Apr 6, 2010 Duke University won NCAA Championship